Bottle or flask
Object NameBottle or flask
Datec.1500-1510
OriginItaly, Venice (Murano)
MediumGlass (Blown in the mold)
Dimensions3 3/4 × 3/4 diameter × 2 in. diameter (9.5 × 1.9 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsDecorative Arts, Glass
Credit LineGift of Ann and Henry Brunnier. In the Ann and Henry Brunnier Collection, Brunnier Art Museum, University Museums, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.
Object number3.1.61
Status
Not on viewCollections
CultureItalian
Label TextThis glass vessel is decorated using a technique called millefiori. Literally this term means "thousands of flowers" in Italian because it gives the appearance of little flowers in the glass. It was first created by the Romans who used this glass exclusively for the upper class citizens. Only later was this glass called millefiori by the Venetians who copied the style during the Renaissance. To create this style, slices of colored canes of glass are embedded in hot molten glass in certain patterns and then smoothed and cooled. Millefiori is now commonly seen in paperweights and other glass collectibles.
Locations
- (not entered) Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum
Object Name: Bowl, Footed or Patch stand
Monot & Stumpf
c. 1845-1855
Object number: 3.7.13
Object Name: Schnapps Bottle (flask) and Cover
Tyrol
Late 17th century
Object number: 3.6.48
